Rottweil train station
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.jpg) Rottweil train station (2018, the Thyssenkrupp test tower in the background )
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| Location in the network | Separation station |
| Platform tracks | 5 |
| abbreviation | TR |
| IBNR | 8000322 |
| Price range | 3 |
| opening | July 23, 1868 |
| Profile on Bahnhof.de | Rottweil |
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| City / municipality | Rottweil |
| country | Baden-Württemberg |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 9 '53 " N , 8 ° 38' 30" E |
| Height ( SO ) | 557 m |
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| Railway stations in Baden-Württemberg | |
The station Rottweil is a station on the Gäubahn (Stuttgart-Singen) and starting or ending point of the railway line Rottweil Villingen . It is located on the northeastern edge of Rottweil at 557 m above sea level. NHN .
history
Construction work began in 1865. During the work, the remains of about 2,000 Russian soldiers were found. They had died of an epidemic about 50 years earlier. They found their final resting place in a mass grave on the site of the train station. The station was opened on July 23, 1868.
Originally the station was 685 meters long and up to 162 meters wide. The facility included an administration building and a goods shed as well as two locomotive sheds and a repair shop.
On August 11, 1972, a freight train with 26 cars derailed . Among other things, six tank cars with caustic soda came off the track and overturned. 30,000 liters of caustic soda leaked out and the volunteer fire brigade was able to prevent an oxyhydrogen gas explosion , which was helped by a sudden downpour. Nobody was injured, the property damage amounted to around 750,000 DM .
Traffic significance
In Rottweil, the Rottweil – Villingen line connects to the Stuttgart – Singen Gäubahn . On the latter, in addition to regional trains and regional express trains, there are also intercity trains every two hours that stop in Rottweil. In the past, they were supplemented by Intercity Express and Cisalpino trains (the latter for the Stuttgart- Milan route ). Parts of both railway lines form part of the ring train system operated by the Hohenzollerische Landesbahn . Until 1971, Rottweil was also the end point of the Balingen – Rottweil railway line .
The station is also an important stop for urban and regional bus services .
Long-distance transport
| line | route |
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| IC 87 | Stuttgart - Rottweil - Zurich |
| IC 87 | Stuttgart - Rottweil - Singen (Hohentwiel) (- Constance ) |
It operate intercity trains of Deutsche Bahn with Intercity 2 -Garnituren on the route Stuttgart - Singen (Hohentwiel) in hourly alternation with rolling stock of the Swiss Federal Railways on the route Stuttgart - Zurich. A few Intercity 2 connections continue to Constance. All Intercity trains between Stuttgart and Singen or Konstanz are approved for use with local transport tickets and also run with a regional express train number.
Regional traffic
Since December 2017, the Intercity 2 trains have replaced the two-hour regional express trains on the Stuttgart - Singen route and serve its intermediate stops.
| line | route |
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| RE RE4/ IC 87 | Stuttgart - Böblingen - Herrenberg - Eutingen - Horb - Rottweil - Tuttlingen - Singen (- Constance ) |
| RE 14A | Stuttgart - Boeblingen - Herrenberg - Eutingen - Horb - Rottweil |
| RB | Villingen - Rottweil |
| HZL | Rottweil - Tuttlingen - Immendingen - Blumberg customs house |
| HZL | Rottweil - Villingen - Donaueschingen - Bräunlingen |
Furnishing
Rottweil has five tracks with platform connections for passenger traffic and several additional tracks for freight traffic . The platforms can be reached by elevator. There are closed shelters on the covered platforms .
In the reception building there is a waiting hall with lockers, a separate waiting room for non-smokers and a ticket hall.
shops
In the reception building there is a bakery branch, among other things, a café bar and a traffic psychology practice.
Railway friends Zollernbahn
Parts of the former Rottweil depot are used by the Zollernbahn railway friends ("efz").
The freight train steam locomotive 52 7596 , which is used in front of the club's own special train, is serviced there. This consists of wagons from the former "Waggonfabrik Wegmann & Co. ", last used on the Luxembourg State Railways (CFL), and a Reko dining car from the former Deutsche Reichsbahn in the GDR .
The express train steam locomotive 01 519 was put back into operation in autumn 2015.
A Uerdingen rail bus (796 625) with sidecar and control car is available for special trips .
In addition, the inoperable steam tender locomotive 64 289 is in the depot.
A special working group takes care of the maintenance of two electric locomotives of the 110.3 series (with "crease").
Web links
- Track systems, signals and permissible speeds of the station on the OpenRailwayMap
- Website of the Rottweil train station
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.rottweil.net/frame/Ansichten/Mittelstadt/Gebaeude/Bahnhof/frame.php
- ^ Georg von Morlok : The Royal Württemberg State Railways: Review of their construction during the years 1835 - 1889, taking into account their historical, technical and financial moments and results , 1890, p. 137.
- ↑ http://rottweil.net/frame/20150610-210800A-Heinz/20150610-210950B-Heinz/August1972/frame.php
- ↑ Timetable change: Hourly Intercity Stuttgart - Singen - Zurich ›NRWZ.de› Region Rottweil . ( nrwz.de [accessed October 5, 2018]).
- ↑ Tenants. In: Bahnhof-Rottweil.de . Retrieved January 11, 2014.